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Planning the September 11 attacks|hobby = Committing acts of terrorism|goals = Crash United Airlines Flight 93 into the White House or United States Capitol (failed)|type of villain = Terrorist}}{{Mature}} | Planning the September 11 attacks|hobby = Committing acts of terrorism|goals = Crash United Airlines Flight 93 into the White House or United States Capitol (failed)|type of villain = Terrorist}}{{Mature}}'''Ziad Jarrah''' (May 11, 1975 - September 11, 2001) was one of the perpetrators of the [[9/11|September 11 attacks]] who served as the hijacker-pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, crashing the plane into a field in a rural area near Shanksville—after a passenger uprising—as part of the coordinated attacks. | ||
After a wealthy and secular upbringing, Jarrah moved to Germany in 1996. He became involved in the planning of the September 11 attacks while attending Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH) in the late 1990s, meeting [[Mohammed Atta|Mohamed Atta]], [[Marwan Al-Shehhi|Marwan al-Shehhi]] and [[Ramzi bin al-Shibh|Ramzi]] , forming in 1998 what is now known as the Hamburg cell. Jarrah was recruited by Osama bin Laden for the attacks in 1999. Unique among the hijackers, he was close to his family and girlfriend. | After a wealthy and secular upbringing, Jarrah moved to Germany in 1996. He became involved in the planning of the September 11 attacks while attending Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH) in the late 1990s, meeting [[Mohammed Atta|Mohamed Atta]], [[Marwan Al-Shehhi|Marwan al-Shehhi]] and [[Ramzi bin al-Shibh|Ramzi]] , forming in 1998 what is now known as the Hamburg cell. Jarrah was recruited by Osama bin Laden for the attacks in 1999. Unique among the hijackers, he was close to his family and girlfriend. |